The Adulteress (1963)

9.5/10 120 min History Drama

Overview

The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.

Cast

Li Li-Hua

Xiao Bai-Cai

Guan Shan

Yang Nai-Wu

Chu Mu

Ge Xiao-Da

Peter Yang Kwan

Liu Zi-He

Yang Chi-Ching

Magistrate Liu Xi-Tong

Lee Wan-Chung

Wang Kui-Sheng

Chiang Kuang-Chao

Qian Bao-Sheng

Li Hsiang-Chun

Yang's Wife

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Yang Shou-Ying

Kao Pao-Shu

Magistrate Liu's Wife

Su Hsiang

Ge Zu-De

Li Kun

Hsiao Hu-Tse

Yiu Kwang-Chao

Magistrate Pien Pao-Hsien

Hoh Ban

Governor Yang Chang-Chun

Ching Miao

Governor Kuai Ju-Hsiang

Ku Wen-Chung

Minister Hsia

Lee Ying

Prince

Ma Hsiao-Nung

Seventh Aunt

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Ko's Third Aunt

Hao Li-Jen

Chen De

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